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USDA's Prospective Plantings report showed US farmers cutting corn acreage by about 2.1 million acres and soybeans by about 3 million acres from last year. Soybean November futures hit a contract high while December corn neared a seven-month high.
Cattle futures fell to limit-down levels on higher feed costs.
Smaller US corn and soybean crops point to tighter supplies and higher feed grain prices. Higher grain costs squeeze cattle feeders' margins, weighing on live and feeder cattle prices.
desmoinesregister.comMar 30, 2018After 144 past bearish report events, Live Cattle moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -1.1% to +0.9%), and +0.5% over 20.
After 1,040 past bullish report events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.9% to +2.0%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 747 past bullish report events, Soybeans moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (54% higher; middle half -1.4% to +2.1%), and +0.8% over 20.
After 126 past bearish report events, Feeder Cattle moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.3% to +2.0%), and +0.6% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Prospective Plantings cut corn/soy acreage, lifting grain futures and sending cattle futures limit-down on higher feed cost expectations, which fits the sharp feeder drop.
